FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012

MARVEL COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #688

Written by: Dan Slott.

Art by: Giuseppe Camuncoli.

Covers by: Giuseppe Camuncoli and J. Scott Campbell.

Description: No need to wait for the movie to see Spider-Man wrangle the reptilian rage of one of his greatest foes! Spider-Man is stuck between two monsters when Morbius the Living Vampire attempts to cure the Lizard and restore Curt Connors.

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN #633

Written by: Cullen Bunn.

Art by: Barry Kitson.

Cover by: Kalman Andrasofszky.

Description: Captain America and Iron Man head to Madripoor for a technology expo! What could possibly go wrong? Everything! That's what! Especially when Batroc's Brigade shows up and a technological nightmare threatens to brings the world to its knees!

Pages: 32.

Price: $2.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: DOROTHY & THE WIZARD IN OZ #8

Written by: Eric Shanower.

Art by: Skottie Young.

Cover by: Skottie Young.

Description: It's the biggest murder trial ever in the Land of Oz! Eureka the kitten is charged with eating one of the Wizard's piglets! The Tin Woodman as Public Defender clashes with the Wogglebug playing Prosecutor. The Wizard of Oz has a secret plan to save Eureka from a guilty verdict, but can it possibly work? The last thrilling installment in the Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz series!

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: FF #19

Written by: Jonathan Hickman.

Art by: Nick Dragotta.

Cover by: Mike Choi.

Description: "The Light Brigade." For the first time since Johnny Storm died, the class travels to
a now radically different Negative Zone. See what happens when Annihilus goes with them. And what does the future hold for the Light Brigade?

Pages: 32.

Price: $2.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: HIT-GIRL #1

Written by: Mark Millar.

Art by: John Romita Jr.

Covers by: John Romita Jr. and Leandro Fernandez.

Description: Hit-Girl spins off into her own blood-soaked series by the sales-busting creative team of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. This story takes place between Kick-Ass volumes 1 and 2 as Mindy McCready tries to settle into life as a regular school-girl, but wants nothing more to be dispensing hot justice to the scum of New York City. Her mother and step-father think she's doing her homework, but in reality she's taken Kick-Ass on as her sidekick and training him up to punch, shoot and stab... just like Daddy would have wanted. A limited edition variant by Leandro Fernandez will be released for this issue.

FIRST LOOK: JOHN CARTER: THE GODS OF MARS #4

Written by: Sam Humphries.

Art by: Ramon Perez.

Cover by: Julian Totino Tedesco.

Description: The epic Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation continues! John Carter continues to battle gods and men -- but he's about to face another obstacle he may not be able to fight his way out of! Will John be able save his lost love Dejah Thoris and escape the treacherous Valley of Death?

Pages: 32.

Price: $2.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY! #4

Written by: Peter David.

Art by: Mirco Pierfederici.

Cover by: Michael Del Mundo.

Description: Gods made mortal, with mutants their only hope for survival! Undead cannibals on the loose, San Francisco turned inside out by forbidden magic!

Pages: 32.

Price: $2.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: THE MIGHTY THOR #16

Written by: Matt Fraction.

Art by: Pepe Larraz.

Cover by: Walter Simonson.

Description: Transformed into...the Deconsecrator! Enchantress and her Keep unleashed upon a slumbering Asgardia! Besieged in dreams and in waking life! When will this nightmare ever end...?

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: SPIDER-MEN #2

Written by: Brian Michael Bendis.

Art by: Sara Pichelli.

Covers by: Sara Pichelli, Humberto Ramos, Marcos Martin.

Description: When Peter Parker is thrown into Miles Morales' world, the duo begin a journey that will not only answer questions about their own identities, but also reveal the truth about a major character in the world of Spider-Man!

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #12

Written by: Jonathan Hickman and Sam Humphries.

Art by: Luke Ross.

Cover by: Kaare Andrews.

Description: Reed Richards: World's Most Wanted! How will Tony Stark survive the City without Iron Man? Plus: the fate of Nick Fury!

Pages: 32.

Price: $3.99.

In stores: June 27.

FIRST LOOK: WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #12

Written by: Jason Aaron.

Art by: Nick Bradshaw.

Cover by: Nick Bradshaw.

Description: AVX tie-in! Kid Gladiator goes after the Avengers single-handedly! The X-Men from Wolverine's school see the events of AVX and have a choice to make...